English Words Starting With E

• eldercare

  nounC1
  /ˈɛldəkeə/Care services provided for older people, especially those who are frail or need assistance with daily living.
• elderly

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈeldəli/Used as a polite or formal word for 'old' or 'aged', typically referring to people who are past middle age.
• eldest hand

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈɛldɪst hænd/A historical, legal, and card-playing term referring to the person with the most seniority, greatest privilege, or the first player to act in a round.
• eldon

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈɛldən/Proper noun; a male given name or place name.
• eldred

  nounExtremely Low / Archaic
  /ˈɛldrɪd/A masculine given name of Old English origin.
• eldress

  nounRare
  /ˈɛldrəs/An older or senior woman; specifically, a female elder or senior member, especially in a religious context.
• eldridge

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
  /ˈɛldrɪdʒ/A proper noun, primarily a surname of English origin.
• elea

  nounN/A (Not applicable - word not in corpus)
  None (The word 'elea' does not exist as a standard English word or lexical item in any major dictionary (OED, Merriam-Webster, Collins, Cambridge). It may be a proper noun (e.g., an archaic place name, a personal name), a typo, or an extremely rare technical/obsolete term with no established entry in the lexicon.)
• eleanor

  nounCommon
  /ˈɛl.ə.nə(r)/A female given name.
• eleanor of aquitaine

  nounC2
  /ˌɛlənər əv ˈækwɪteɪn/A historical figure; Queen of France and later England in the 12th century, renowned for her political influence, patronage of the arts, and role in the Angevin Empire.
• eleanor of castile

  nounLow (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˌɛlənər əv kæˈstiːl/Queen consort of England (1241–1290), wife of King Edward I, known for her cultural patronage, property acquisitions, and the Eleanor Crosses built in her memory.
• eleanor of provence

  nounLow
  /ˌɛlɪnə əv ˈprɒvɒ̃s/A specific historical person: Queen of England (c. 1223–1291), wife of King Henry III, mother of King Edward I.
• eleatic

  adjectivenounC2 (Very low frequency, technical/academic)
  /ˌɛlɪˈatɪk/Relating to the philosophy of Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, which asserts that reality is a single, unchanging, indivisible whole, and that change and multiplicity are illusions of the senses.
• eleazar

  nounLow (extremely rare in general English usage)
  /ˌɛlɪˈeɪzə/A masculine given name of Hebrew origin, primarily used as a proper noun.
• elecampane

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn/A tall, yellow-flowered European plant (Inula helenium) of the daisy family, with large, hairy leaves and a bitter aromatic root that has been used in herbal medicine.
• elect

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈlɛkt/to choose someone for a position, especially in a political context, by voting; formally appointed but not yet in office
• elected

  adjectivenounB2
  /ɪˈlɛktɪd/Chosen for a position (especially a political or official one) through a formal vote.
• election

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/The formal process of choosing a person or group for a political office or other position by voting.
• election cake

  nounLow
  /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n ˌkeɪk/A traditional American spiced fruit cake historically baked for Election Day.
• election day

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n deɪ/The specific day on which voting occurs in an election.

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